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SuperStar Showdown – Palmer Pulls a Fast One on Blom
Posted by: Randy Williams - Tue, 2011-04-05 07:04
The SuperStar Showdown has already proven to be several times more efficient and thus more spectacular too than its said rival, the durrrr Challenge. There’s a SuperStar Showdown match almost every week and more importantly, we see a conclusion every time. So far, Viktor Blom has managed to eke out a 4-2 record, winning against Tony G, Daniel Cates, Eugene Katchalov and Daniel Negreanu. He lost to Isaac Haxton and to Daniel Negreanu (in the second round of their match-up). The latest SuperStar Showdown session would be a 2-rounder as well. Viktor Blom faced Scott Palmer in the first round the other day, and after the 2,500 hands, it was Palmer who had a $5,425 profit to show, thus winning the match-up and pushing Blom’s overall Showdown record closer to the 0.500 mark. By playing 2 2,500-hand rounds, the losing player would get the opportunity to exact immediate revenge on his opponent.
The fact that there were two highly experienced online poker players at the challenge tables showed: it only took them 4 hours to wade through the 2,500 Showdown hands, thus registering the fastest Showdown round.
Losing the match must’ve been truly disappointing for Blom, considering the fact that he had a $24k lead with only a few hands to go in the confrontation. Then the decisive hand struck and he found himself overtaken by a nose. The hand started out with Blom holding 10,8o against Palmer’s pocket 5s. Following the usual preflop action, the 5,2,2 hit the board, in a rather ideal twist for Palmer. He sprung the trap by checking and there was no way Blom would spot the trouble he was walking into. Blom bet and Palmer just called to see the 7d fall on the turn. Blom fired out yet another bet which Palmer called again. The 4d on the river was followed by yet another check from Palmer. Blom bet again, got raised and he shoved all-in. Palmer made the call and he took down the $58,850 pot which gave him a marginal lead. A few hands later, it was all over.
